Battery on my Android Tablet died, so I upgraded it with 18650 replaceable batteries. Tutorial with pics

  • @cm0002
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    1 month ago

    If you already opened it to install this, why didn’t you just buy an actual replacement from China?

    ETA:

    This is (probably) a Blackview Tab 12 Pro

    I found a proper replacement ranging in price from $10 to $30 depending on if you wanted a Stateside store and faster ship or willing to wait for AliExpress.

    This is a solution in search of a problem

    • @[email protected]
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      361 month ago

      but replacing the battery doesn’t mean you get to have a tablet with replaceable batteries

        • @BigPotato
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          71 month ago

          Replaceable vs “easily replaceable”

            • @BigPotato
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              330 days ago

              I’ll accept that compromise. Now I’m more curious if the batteries are hot swappable though. It’d probably cause some chaos with the battery indicator but just making me think…

              • @[email protected]
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                130 days ago

                Wouldn’t the battery indicator already be fucked because of this? Do those cells match what it came with?

                • @tomjugglerOP
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                  127 days ago

                  Actually capacity exceeds the original spec. Battery indicator seems accurate though.

              • @tomjugglerOP
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                127 days ago

                If you get more likes on your comment I am willing to test this

      • @cm0002
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        41 month ago

        Ig, but you can expect a Li-ion to last about 2-3 years, it’s not that much of a chore to open it up every 3 years, especially after the first time

        • @pufferfisherpowder
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          61 month ago

          Maybe op really likes to carry spare batteries instead of, you know, a power pack?

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          why should you open it up again, instead of just charging/replacing the repalceabke batteries

          • @apemint
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            31 month ago

            Because they’re ugly, bulky and inconvenient as fuck.

    • @tomjugglerOP
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      127 days ago

      Context I live in a country with an unreliable postal service and shit currency. Also batteries were free from an old power bank